Yet another religious conservative exposed. Oh, what a tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceive! Yes, Pastor Latham is a sad hypocrite (or at least a lost soul mired in fear and self-loathing ). But why should anyone be subjected to a night in jail (prior to release on bail) and face up to a year in prison just for asking another male to join him in his hotel room for sex?
I guess trying to engage a prostitute is the alleged "crime," but I don't think it's routine for males soliciting sex from females (even if they turn out to be plainclothed cops) to face such draconian treatment. Welcome to supposedly post-sodomy law America!
And yes, I realize that Pastor Latham no doubt supported anti-prostitution and anti-sodomy laws, too.
More: The arrest occurred outside a gay resort, as noted in more detail in the posted comments.
Update and clarification: From the AP account, it seems the matter isn't about allegedly soliciting a male prostitute, just soliciting oral sex to occur in a hotel room. Welcome to Oklahoma, where apparently the Supreme Court's Lawrence ruling (voiding sodomy laws) doesn't hold.
Pastor Latham, a member of the Southern Baptist Convention's
executive committee, claims the police are lying about the sex
request. If that defense doesn't seem plausible, will his lawyers
rely on Lawrence? Stay tuned.